ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48784362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White Oak, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone87.4%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute19.1 min → 19.6 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 6.0%▲ 2.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.2% → 87.4%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.4% ±7.5 pp
Carpool4.3% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,672 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,235± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,672± 286 MOE
Workers with travel time2,513± 290 MOE
Estimated home workers159± 77 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.